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,July 224,1930 P. "PoPovlcH 1,771,313

SHOE SHINING DEVICE Filed 0G12. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l l In/vento@ dbtomq July 22, 1930. 4p pQPOVlCH 1,771,313 I I SHOE SHINING DEVICE Filed Oct'. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July" r22, lese reni, roroviomorrrou'rnnnri, QUEBEC, CANADA sitos-stimme Ynnvror:

Application filed October 25, 1929. Serial No. 492,482.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned char- .10 acter having areinovable reservoir carried by the handle oi the brush which may be renioved for the purpose of filling. Y

A stillfurther object of this invention, is to provide a polish reservoir in the handle of l5 a brush having communication with the bristlesat one end of the brush for supplying polishthereto. a

A still further object ofthis invention is to provide a polish reservoir for a shoe brush 2G having` a collapsible upper portieri adapted I to be. operated r collapsed by a Aplunger inounted on a pivoted ringer operated lever associated With the brush handle. Other objects and, advantages of theina vention will become apparent during the course ot the following` description forming av part of this. specication.`

` inthe draxvingsFigure 1 illustratesV a top plan view ofthe shoepolishingg brush shoW- 3U ing the reservoir housing andthe brush hand hold. i n Y i Figure 2 is a side elevational vievvv of the inventionshowing the` hinged reservoir cas- Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on lines 3-3 of Figure 2 further illus trating the shape of .the hand hold of the brush base. p

Figure lis a longitudinal sectionalv view j taken on lines i-4 of Figure 1 illustrating the arrangement oi the collapsiblereservoir in the reservoir casing relative to the 'polish- A ing brush. Y

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view talrenon lines 5--5 of Figure 2 illustrating the manner of fastening the hinged'reser-V voir casing to the brush base and showing` the HU collapsible.operating linger leverin its inopV erative position.

ing and the vpeculiar configuration, of the Vw hand hold.` i

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view`- vtaken on linesG-G of Figure 2 showing the construction of the interior bottom portion of the reservoir und its position relative to the brush base, and Figure 7` is a bottoni plan 55M vieu7 of thecollapsible reservoir showing the saine removed from the reservoirhousing.

In the dra'vvingsavherein for the` purpose of illustrating the invention and wherein like reference characters are employed to desig! 60 nate like parts throughout the saine, attention is first directed to Figure 4 wherein is` shovvn `afbase portion 1()` having imbedded inthe bot-toni vvall thereoi2 bristles 11 Which are mounted incirculer openings 12in a Well 65 known manner. v Y

Y p At one end otheubase portion 10 is a hand hold 13 Vhaving oppositeJ groovesfl `on the sides thereof for accommodating the fingers' of the user. Atthe vopposite end of the base T70 portion 10 is formed` a housing 15 Whichgex'- tends above the level of the handhold 13j `An opening 16 is .formed in the housingr'l` and said opening has its bottom dlvidedimto` three'outletsl? oraccolninodating the necks 75 18 of a polish reservoir `19. Thepolish reservoir A19 has its bottoni divided into three throats as at 2O Which terminate in the neck portions 18. Secured toY eachof therneckpor: tions 18 is a rubber tube 21 having` a fringed 5U? flower portion 26 Which is shorter than the tles 27 held in place by cordor the like `desig- 355' screw threaded rino; 31 is a rubber capl 33 in 957" the torinof a hemisphere. The rubber 38 inay be secured to the ring; 31 by a suitableV adhesive or` it'may fastened b v acla111p-ingggji`Y c ring 35.

Hingedlysecured tothe housingl-isll 'im senr oFFcE bulbous shaped casing 36 by means of a conventional form. of hinge 37.V Extending the vertical length of the bulbous shaped casing 36 is a slot S55-which terminates at its upper end in close relation to the top of the bulbous casing 36. Means is provided for holding the bulbous casing 3G in its' closed position such as hooks 40 secured to staples 41 imbedded in the bottom portion of the bulbous casing 36 and on opposite sides of the slot 38. Staples 42 may be imbeddeo inthesides of the reservoir housing 15 for receiving lthe hooked ends of the hooks 40. Y

Hingedly secured to the upper part Vof the reservoir casing l5 is a lever 43 havingl one of its ends mounted in a bearing 44andits opposite end extending through the vertical slot 88 of the bulbouscasing 36 and terminating in a finger piece 45. The lever 43 is provided with a plunger 45 by means ofthe lever 43 passing therethrough and the plunger 46 has its glower portion spherically shapedas at47`to engage and depress the rubber ca 33 of the polish reservoir 19, whereby polis i therein will be fed through the'rubber tube 21 to the bristles 27. l For consideration of the operation of the device the handle 13 is grasped and the bristles of the brush 1l are presented tothek shoe of the user whereby the handle may be reciprocated Yfor first brushing the shoe. After the shoe has been cleaned polish 1s aplied by depressing the finger piece 45 of the lever 43 whereby polish in the reservoir 19 will befed to the bristles atV one end of the brush V10. After a sullicienty supply of polish 1 has been applied to the shoe the opposite end of the'brush is then reciprocatedover the shoe to give a finished lustre.

' It is to be understood thatr the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment ofthe same and in the detailed description of the specification where is mentioned rubber parts, flexible parts of any material may be vusedV with thesame advantage. Changes in the shape, size and arrangement of theY device may` also be resorted to without `departing from the spirit of the invention or thefscope of the subjoined claims. n Y .y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is f 1. shoe polish applying brush comprising a brush,` a handle formed at one end of the brush, a reservoir housing formed at the opposite/end thereof, openings in the bottom ofthe reservoir Vhousing communicating with 4the underside of thel brush,l a reservoir r`removably mounted in .the reservoir l housing, neck `portions formed on thek bottom of theV reservoir having openings therein, flexible tubes securedto the neck portions of the reservoir, said neck-'portions and cap secured to the removable reservoir and and means associated with the reservoir housing for depressing the flexible cap.

2. In combination with a brush having bristles and a handle at one end, of a reservoir housing formed atthe opposite end thereof, openings in the bottom of the reservoir housing communicating With the bristles at one end of the brush, Aa removable reservoir mounted in the reservoir housing, openings formed in the bottom wall of the reservoir communicating with the openings in the bottom of the reservoir housing, necks formed on the openings of the reservoir, flexible tubes secured to the necks of the reservoir, whereby fluid contained in the reservoir may be fed through the tubes to the bristles of the brush, a flexible cap for covering the reservoir, and a plunger adapted to be manually operated mounted above the flexible cap for depressing the same whereby fluid contained in reservoir will be forced through the openings therein and the flexible tubes.

3. In combination with a brush having a handle at one end, of a reservoir housing at the opposite end thereof, openings formed in the bottom of the reservoir housing oommunicating with the bristlesat one end Of the brush, a reservoir. mounted in the reservoir housing, having open necks on the bottoni thereof communicating with the openings'in the bottom of the reservoir horsingy flexible tubes connected to the necks of the reservoir extending through the openings in the reservoir housing, a flexible cap for the open end of the reservoir, means for depressing the flexible cap comprising a hinged lever secured to the reservoir housing, a

plunger secured to the hinged lever, directly above the flexible cap, whereby reciprocation of the hinged lever will cause the flexible cap to be depressed and ahinged cover hingedly secured to the reservoir housing having a vertical `slot for allowing the yfree passage ofthe free end of the hinged lever, whereby Athe lever may be reciprocated from the eX- terior of the hingedcasing.

Y In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PAUL VPOPOVICH.

flexible tubes extending to the openings in i Y' the bottom of` the reservoir housing, a flexible 

